I am a 70 year old male.
I have recently had some nervous reactions with Doxazosan, which I had been taking for sometime for bladder control and blood pressure, with
Lisinopril(ace inhibitor) for better control of blood pressure. The combination with Lisinopril was for a few days... I really never felt comfortable with the Doxazosan, an alpha blocker generic for
Cardura, which would make me dizzy at times even after prolonged use. It also did not appear to be a reliable and consistent blood pressure medication by itself The nervous reaction caused me to stop the Lisinopril. The reactions continued with the Doxazosan.which I was trying to control with mild doses of
Alprazolam. An urologist recommended I try
Flomax, after first checking with my regular doctor, because it would not mess with blood pressure and then try another medication maybe a smaller dose of Lisinopril if I still needed to control blood pressure. I started the Flomax 48 hours after stopping the
Doxazosin.
The nervous reactions stopped on the second day of just taking the Flomax.. While I have not experienced the full effects of the Flomax for bladder control I am in my fourth day without the uncomfortable nervous reactions. You are supposed to take the Flomax a half hour after a meal the same time each day. I chose the evening meal because there can be associated dizziness when first taking it.
The only problem thus far is that I am having some insomnia even with my c-path machine and the drug does have a warming side effect feeling thus far.
Has anyone had any experience with Flomax causing an insomnia side effect? Will it go away or do I need to try to take it at an earlier meal? Also, is there any experience out there taking Flomax with an Ace Inhibitor like Lisinopril or some other blood pressure medication that would be compatible.
It is much more expensive than a generic drug and would like to know more about it prior to committing to it for a long time.
Anthony P. Izzo
Flomax Side Effects and Drug Interaction 
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